After her bid for a third consecutive US Open title ended in heartbreaking fashion on Sunday, Aryna Sabalenka issued a light-hearted challenge to Elena Rybakina.

Aryna Sabalenka was in no mood to be under the spotlight after losing the US Open 2026 women's singles final.

Elena Rybakina is on top of the tennis world, celebrating her first US Open title and her rise to number one barely more than three weeks after she feared injury would force her out of the final Grand Slam of the year.

Aryna Sabalenka, denied a third consecutive US Open title and toppled from the world number one spot she had held for 99 weeks, vowed to come back stronger after a season of disappointment.

Elena Rybakina became just the second woman to beat a world number one player in two Grand Slam finals in the same year, and the first to do so in the 21st century.

Aryna Sabalenka vs Elena Rybakina, US Open 2026 Women's Singles Final: Elena Rybakina clinched her third Grand Slam title, ending Aryna Sabalenka's US Open reign.

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The 28-year-old Belarusian, bidding to join Chris Evert and Serena Williams as the only women to win three straight US Open titles, swatted aside Pegula with a dominant service game and a fearsome array of powerful groundstrokes.

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka kept her dreams of a third straight US Open women's singles title alive, surviving a scare against Wimbledon 2026 champion Linda Noskova of Czechia in the quarter-finals.

Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka subdued American Taylor Townsend in straight sets on Sunday to book a US Open quarter-final clash with Wimbledon winner Linda Noskova.